Community treatment orders and associations with readmission rates and duration of psychiatric hospital admission: a controlled electronic case register study

ObjectivesLimited evidence is available regarding the effect of community treatment orders (CTOs) on mortality and readmission to psychiatric hospital. We compared clinical outcomes between patients placed on CTOs to a control group of patients discharged to voluntary community mental healthcare.Des...

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Main Authors: Robert Stewart, Hitesh Shetty, Rashmi Patel, Wikus Barkhuizen, Alexis E Cullen, Megan Pritchard, Philip McGuire
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-03-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/3/e035121.full